Tag: Leadership

Changing the Culture: Cursing Football Coaches, Attacking the Change Agent

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John W. Parks IV, pictured at left, is a Professor of Percussion at Florida State University. He was one of my favorite people during my...

“The reign of the king-leader is gone” at GM? What about...

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I was happy to see an engineer (Chemical Engineering) and a General Motors leader, Alicia Boler Davis, on the cover of the Northwestern University...

#TBT: Part 2, A Year of KaiNexus Webinars, July through December,...

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Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year.... Again, one of the things I do...

#TBT: A Year of @KaiNexus Webinars, January through June, on Various...

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One of the things I do for KaiNexus is produce and host our monthly free webinar series. You can view all of the recordings...

Highlights from the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook, Part 1

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I recently wrote about my exploration of the collected papers of the late Don Ephlin, a UAW senior leader and a professor of mine at...

Emmitt Smith, An Inadvertent #Lean Coach at #AMEDallas?

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Were there Lean ideas to be found in a tour of AT&T Stadium and an AME Conference speech by NFL great Emmitt Smith?

Podcast #263 – Pascal Dennis, “Andy & Me and the Hospital”

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Joining me for Episode #263 is another returning guest, Pascal Dennis (@AuthorPascal on Twitter). He was previously a guest on Episodes #96 and #239, talking...

Exposé About Detroit Medical Center, Dirty Surgical Instruments, Dysfunction, and… Lean?

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A number of you emailed me about this report in the Detroit News. I grew up in Detroit and my first job was as...

Deming (Past) and Toyota (Today) Recognize Employees Are Unique Individuals

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I'm always happy to hear current-day Toyota leaders (like Jamie Bonini) or recent  Toyota leaders (like Gary Convis) share perspectives on leadership. It's not that...

What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About...

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This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review: We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their hospital Even though organizations do formal physician...

Interview with Mark DeLuzio on How to Turn Waste Into Wealth...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more This episode is sponsored by StoreSMART. My guest for episode #255 is Mark DeLuzio, author of the...

What Happens to Leaders Who Don’t Listen?

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There's a lot of silly stuff that people post that appears on the LinkedIn main page when I log in, between narcissistic selfies and...
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